The English fleet at anchor after the battle of Schooneveld, 1673
Drawing
1673 (made)
1673 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
The First Battle of Schooneveld took place between the English and French fleets, under the command of Prince Rupert, who had been waiting off the Dutch coast for several weeks, and the Dutch fleet, under the command of Admiral de Ruyter, on 7 June 1673. The action was indecisive and was followed by the Second Battleof Schooneveld on 14 June. The flagship of Admiral Sir Edward Spragge, referred to in the inscription, was the Prince. In addition to paintings and drawings made of the actual battle itself, the elder van de Velde made numerous drawings of the subsequent refitting of the Allied fleet, which remained offshore until the Battle of the Texel in August of that year.
Object details
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| Title | The English fleet at anchor after the battle of Schooneveld, 1673 (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Graphite and grey wash, retouched in pen and brown ink. |
| Brief description | Drawing, The English fleet at anchor after the battle of Schooneveld, 1673, Willem van de Velde the elder, Flemish School, 1673 |
| Physical description | The First Battle of Schooneveld took place between the English and French fleets, under the command of Prince Rupert, who had been waiting off the Dutch coast for several weeks, and the Dutch fleet, under the command of Admiral de Ruyter, on 7 June 1673. The action was indecisive and was followed by the Second Battleof Schooneveld on 14 June. The flagship of Admiral Sir Edward Spragge, referred to in the inscription, was the Prince. In addition to paintings and drawings made of the actual battle itself, the elder van de Velde made numerous drawings of the subsequent refitting of the Allied fleet, which remained offshore until the Battle of the Texel in August of that year. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed at lower left, by a later hand, in brown
ink, W. Van de Velde 1675. |
| Object history | Edwin Parsons (dealer), London; from whom purchased (with cat. no. 219) by the museum (L. 1958), 22 May 1890 for £0. 10s. 0d. |
| Bibliographic reference | Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, Vol. 1, Cat. 221, illustrated. pg. 257 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.188-1890 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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